Definition of bacterial vaginosis
: vaginitis that is marked by a grayish vaginal discharge usually of foul odor and that is associated with the presence of excessive amounts of some bacteria (especially Gardnerella vaginalis)
— called also nonspecific vaginitis
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The first known use of bacterial vaginosis was in 1983
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